Chapter 73 THOUGHTS ON EYE-GLASSES

The man who wears spectacles-I mean eye-glasses with branches fixed behind the ears-is a serious man, a man of science, a man of business-at all events, a man who thinks of his comfort before he thinks of his appearance. There is no nonsense, no frivolity about him, especially if they are framed in gold. He is a steady man, somewhat prosaic, and ev